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In 1 Kings 20:13-15, God made a promise to King Ahab through one of the prophets. The Aramean army was massive, yet God promised to deliver them into Ahab’s hand as proof that He truly is God. Rather than accepting the promise with gratitude, Ahab immediately began asking for details about exactly how God planned to accomplish this great feat. God said He would defeat the Arameans with the young men of the rulers of the provinces, two hundred and thirty-two men. Ahab then had

2 Samuel 2:8-11 summarizes a time when, even though God had appointed David as Saul’s successor, the majority of Israel instead chose to crown Ishbosheth to rule the nation. Ishbosheth was Saul’s son, and by earthly standards would have taken the throne after the death of his father and other heirs in battle. This is a situation in which most of the Israelites chose to operate by earthly standards rather than seek the counsel of God. Even when Saul was initially crowned, God

Does God know the difference between being one among many and being the only one you serve? In Exodus 20:1-6, God commanded the Israelites to worship Him exclusively as God. When the Israelites made and worshipped the golden calf in Exodus 32, it became obvious that God recognizes when He has been wholly replaced by an idol. But what about times when people tried to have God share the throne of their hearts? After Israel was taken into Assyrian captivity, the king of Assyria

“Do I have to?” “You can’t make me.” “The Bible doesn’t say I have to.” “I don’t answer to you.” These sentences, and many like them, have been uttered by some who in the very next breath would claim to be faithful Christians. But these sentiments betray an attitude far from what God intended to produce through the sacrifice of Christ. Philippians 2:5 commands Christians to set their minds as Jesus did when He left the throne of heaven, lived a human life obedient to God, a

Ezekiel was a prophet of God to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. God sent Ezekiel so that the people would know that God had not abandoned them, nor had He stopped speaking to them (Ezekiel 2:5). When God commissioned Ezekiel to his work, He gave him a scroll full of lamentations, mourning, and woe, and told him to eat it. More than that, God told Ezekiel, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you” (Ezekiel 3:3). As Ezekiel went

In Luke 9:44, Jesus instructed His disciples to let certain statements “sink into their ears.” Specifically, Jesus was discussing His suffering and death on the cross. People who listen poorly are often described as letting information go “in one ear and out the other.” Jesus wanted His followers to do the opposite: listen to what He said and let it live inside their heads for a long time. He wanted His words to sink in. God has the same intention for all people, with everyth